Michelle Isles BCom BA (Hons) LLM is Chief Executive of Climate and Health Alliance. Michelle has worked at the nexus of climate action, health and wellbeing in a career spanning 20 years across Asia-Pacific. Michelle has influenced national policy on energy, housing and pollution, and led innovation and strategy to address climate risk and resilience within essential service organisations.

Dave is a Registered Nurse at a day oncology unit at a regional Victorian hospital. Before healthcare, he served as an infantry soldier in the Australian army and as a market gardener. He has a passion for climate change in the healthcare and the agricultural sectors. He recently completed a secondment as a sub-regional health service sustainability project officer, where he developed a sustainability framework to assist the health services in achieving their sustainability goals. As a Sustainable Healthcare Officer, he brings a focus on creating a climate resilient healthcare system and developing strong partnerships within the global healthcare community.

Remy is Manager, Strategy and Engagement at the Climate and Health Alliance. Remy is an enthusiast for science communication, climate solutions, people power and maximum efficiency. She has worked at the nexus of strategy, communications, campaigning and organising in the climate movement for a decade, including at CAHA since 2020. She has a Master of Environment and Sustainability.

Bianca is a climate change and public health researcher with a Master of Global Health and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science. She brings with her skills and experience in supporting research partnerships and engaging stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region. She also works part-time in health economics research with the University of Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, as well as with the University of Sydney School of Public Health. As Research & Partnerships Adviser, Bianca works to facilitate collaborations with research and impact partners and further knowledge and action on climate and health challenges and outcomes.

Urvi Thanekar is a clinically trained dentist with a Master of Health Services Management and a PhD in sustainable healthcare. Her training and research experience have shaped a multidisciplinary expertise spanning systems science, sustainable procurement, life cycle assessment interpretation, and economic evaluation. Her doctoral research examined the decarbonisation of renewably powered health services, with a specific focus on Scope 3 emissions and supply chain transformation. She joins the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) as a Senior Project Officer, co-leading the design and delivery of hospital decarbonisation initiatives through the CARE program. In parallel, she is a Research Fellow at the Climate CATCH Lab at the University of Melbourne, contributing to applied research advancing healthcare sustainability across Victorian health services.

Hilary is a communications professional with a background working in the international aid sector. She brings to CAHA her skills in graphic design and photography, simplifying complex information whilst bringing it to life, so that an CAHA communicates with a singular voice that resonates with its audience.

Dr Stefanie Carino is originally a dietitian, who completed her PhD exploring environmental sustainability in hospital foodservices and the barriers and enablers to success both locally and in exemplar hospitals around the world. She is currently a Sustainable Healthcare Program Manager at Climate and Health Alliance where she coordinates Global Green and Healthy Hospitals in the Pacific region and supports the health sector to cut emissions, build climate health resilience and reduce its ecological footprint. She also works part time as a Sustainable Food Systems Dietitian at a large public health service in metropolitan Melbourne.